The Untouchables
Is any wine worth $500? How about $5,000? Flirting with the LCBO’s priciest bottles By David Lawrason
-
86
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
There is some brawn here. Lifted, youthful nose of clove spice, black licorice, charcoal, pepper and ripe blackberry. Medium-full bodied, dense, a touch sweet and fairly tannic, with a charcoal, bitter finish. Very good length. Now through to 2010.
- Price:
- $12.15
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Shiraz
- Vintage:
- 2005
- Region:
- Southeastern Australia
Related Listings
Hardys 2006 Chardonnay Sémillon
This grape combination yields complexity and balance beyond what you’d ...
The Little Penguin 2005 Cabernet Merlot
Shows plenty of vanilla-like sweetness; this one has some acidity ...
Rosemount 2007 Sauvignon Blanc
Much more like a chilly-climate French or Ontario sauvignon than ...
Lindemans 2005 Shiraz Reserve
This vintage makes the move to screw cap. Fragrant, generous ...
The Little Penguin 2006 Chardonnay
Vanilla sweetness makes this a chardonnay pudding. Canned peach, lemon ...
Related Features
Sweet Sensations
The season’s best dessert wines By David Lawrason
Sherry Picking
One of the wine world’s most exquisite drinks is also its greatest bargain. Go figure By David Lawrason
Today in Toronto
December 3, 2008
Molière
Mexican playwright Sabina Berman’s work about the rivalry between Jean Racine and Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. ...
The Invisible
Literary fake-outs and the fall of the Berlin Wall are at the heart of Marie ...
Current Issue
CityGuides
Directories
